Fastening tassels to robe sashes



Sept. 4, 1951 G. SAFIR FASTENING TASSELS TO ROBE SASHES Filed Nov. 29, 1947 INVENTOR GEORGE SAP/R /2 9 HIS ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 4, 1951 FASTENING TASSELS TO ROBE SASHES George Safir, Norwalk, Conn., assignor to Safir Plan, Inc.

Application November 29, 1947, Serial No. 788,877

Claims.

This invention relates to the attachment of tassels to the ends of sashes for lounging robes, dressing gowns, and the like.

These sashes are usually made of a strip of suitable fabric, such for example as flannel, folded lengthwise and stitched along the opposite edge and at the ends and then turned inside out so as to conceal the stitching. Heretofore the tassels at each end of the sash have been applied by skilled hand sewers. The rate at which the tassels can be applied by hand is not very rapid so that this one operation is a considerable factor in the cost of producing robe sashes. The foremost object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a sash construction and method of attachment of the tassel to the sash body which eliminates the necessity of a sewing operation in attaching the tassels, the sash construction, however, retaining the appearance of a direct connection between the tassel and the sash body, e. g., as though the two were united by hand sewing.

Another object of the invention is to provide, as a new article of manufacture, an improved attaching member which can be readily assembled with the tassel and then as readily applied to the sash to secure the tassel in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide, as a new article of manufacture, a tassel unit comprising a tassel proper and an attaching member associated with one another ready to be applied to the sash body.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is an exploded view of the end portion of a robe sash, a tassel and one of the connecting members.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l to illustrate one of the intermediate steps in applying the tassel.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section drawn to a somewhat enlarged scale taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the use of a tool which may be employed in carrying out one of the steps of the method of applying the tassel.

Fig. 6 is a view of the end of the sash with the tassel applied thereto, and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 11 of Fig. 6.

Referring now to these drawings, the sash i, an end portion of which is shown at top of Fig. l is made in a well understood manner, by folding a strip or sheet of fabric or other suitable material of the desired length lengthwise along its center to form a folded edge 2 at the right. The two sides 3 and 4 of the belt are laid flat against, one another and stitched together along the line of stitching 5 parallel to edge 2. Stitching 5 is carried around the tip of the end portion I. which may be pointed if desired as shown. The belt is then turned inside out in a well understood manner so that the hem and stitching 5 are placed on the interior of the belt and thus concealed.

The tassel, which is indicated by numeral 5 and shown at the lower portion of Fig. 1 may be made in any suitable manner and, for example, may consist of a tuft of threads, usually of silken fiber formed into a loop and secured by an appro- :priate binding 1. This tassel is provided with an attachment loop 8.

The attachment member shown at the middle of Fig. 1 and indicated by reference numeral 9 comprises two arms of equal length extending in opposite directions and joined by a resilient cen tral section [0 so that the arms may be folded into substantial parallelism and when released will spring back substantially to their original shape, preferably open V-shape as shown, correspending approximately with the shape of the pointed end of sash l. The free ends of the arms of the attachment device 9 are bent to form substantially closed eyes I I, or are otherwise made smooth and rounded, so that they Will not barb the fabric of the belt when applied to it. Attachment device 9 is made of a continuous single piece of rod or wire and all parts lie in the same common plane so as to add as little as :pos

sible to the thickness of the sash.

the connection H), but the important consideration is to have the arms return approximately to their original position after being folded as described.

It will be understood that although the normal position of the arms is such as to form a wide V, their shape and normal position can. be varied to suit the shape of the portion of the body, such as the sash l, to which the tassels are to be applied. Thus, for example, if desired the arms of the attachment device may, in their normal position, he in alignment with one another so that the device instead of being V-sh-apecl is straight.

The procedure in applying the tassel to the belt I is to pierce the tip of the end portions of the belt with a pointed tool 12 so as to stretch 3 but not tear the fabric or the stitching 5. The insertion of tool I2 forms an aperture 13 in the tip of the sash as may be understood from Figs. 3 and 4. Thereupon an attaching device 9 is threaded through the attachment loop 8 of a tassel, and the ends it of the arms are pinched into engagement with one another about as shown in Fig. 5, and inserted in the aperture l3.

This pinching together of the arms of the attachment member 9 may be done either with the fingers or with the aid of the tool shown in Fig. and indicated. generally by reference numeral M. Tool I4 is formed of sheet metal and. has a circular collar at its upper end into which the lower or pointed end of attachment .device 9 may be inserted, collar 55 being of proper size to hold the arms of device 9 in the desired position. The sheet metal of tool I 4 is ofi'set below collar [5 to form a pocket [5 into and against which the lower end of device 9 is placed. Below pocket 16, tool is is provided with a handle portion I? which may be grasped to insert the attachment device 9 Within aperture I3 of the robe tip. It will be understood that collar 15 is of sufficient length to maintain the alignment of attachment device 9 and that pocket l6 transmits the thrust of the operator to device 9 as it is inserted in the robe tip.

Upon the completion of the inserting step of V attachment device 9 in aperture l3, the arms of the device are released and because of the resiliency of the connection 19 they spring out- Wardly to about the position shown in Fig. 6, where the arms of the attachment device are nearly parallel with the angular seams forming the end of the sash. The arms thus lie against the inside of these seams and hold the tassel S in position.

It will be apparent that the tassel attachment construction and its method of manipulation lend themselvesreadily to use in the factory and that variations in the construction and in the method of procedure may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention is therefore set forth in the appended claims. Thus, for example, if daired the attachment device '9 may be assembled within the loops 8 of tassel 6 and any desired number of these combined articles may be made up before their assembly with the robe sashes has commenced. Infact these elements may be combined and sold as a unit, or article of manufacture, by the tassel manufacturer to the robe manufacturer sothat a part of the steps in the improved method of attachment might be carried out in one place or locality and a part in another.

It will be understood that, while the present invention ha been described in connection with the application of tassels to sashes for lounging robes and the like, it can also be used for other purposes such, for example, as in attaching tassels, or other hanging or pendant ornaments to draperies and other articles.

I claim:

l. A supporting body comprising two sheets of fabric or the like having their flat surfaces in contact with one another and secured together along one of their edges, said edge having an aperture therein, a tassel having an attachment 4 loop extending through said aperture and having its end portion lying between said sheets, and anattachment member disposed between said sheets adjacent said edge and passing through said loop, said attachment member hav-- ing resiliently connected arms foldable against one another and insertable, when so folded, within saidbody through said aperture.

2. A sash having an end portion comprising two strips of sheet material secured together along their edges and having an aperture in the end edge thereof, a tassel having an attachment loop extending through said aperture, and a tassel attachment member disposed within said sash and passing through said loop, said attachment member having resiliently connected arms foldable against one another and insertable, when so folded, within said sash through said aperture.

f 3. A sash construction as claimed in claim 2 in which'the attachment'member is V-shaped.

4. A supporting body comprising two sheets of fabric or the like having their flat surfaces faceto-face with one another and secured together along one of their edges, said edge having an aperture therein, a tassel having 'an attachment loop, and an attachment member therefor, said attachment member having resiliently connected arms foldable adjacent one another and insertable, when so folded, within said body through said aperture, said attachment member passing through said attachment loop and having the arms thereof within said body, said attachment member so holding the loop with respect to said aperture a to produce the appearance of a direct connection between aid attachment loop and said fabric body.

5. A sashhaving an end portion comprising two strips of sheet .material secured together along their edges and having an aperture in a the end edge thereof, a tassel having an attachment loop, and a tassel attachment member, said attachment member having resiliently connected arms foldable adjacent one another and insertable, when so folded, within said sash through said aperture, the arms'of said attachment member lying within the sash and so holding the loop with respect to said aperture as to produce the appearance of a direct connection between said attachment loop and the end of said sash.

' GEORGE SAFIR.

REFERENCES CITED ihe following references are of record in theflle of this patent: V

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